Jammb

Gimp is downloadable software written in C. Photopea is a web based service written in Javascript/HTML.

So they solve different needs, and I guess since OP was a student when he started it he wanted to use & develop his skills in web based technologies,

Hey there. Very inspired by this ... I'm towards the end of a 14 month trip in the Americas (mostly south, central). I always planned to do some work like you (I am a web developer) but never slowed down enough to get around to it - travel is time consuming! We had an income from renting out our house and a limited amount of time so it wasn't quite so important.

But now I'm keen to head home for a while and do some freelancing rather than more permanent jobs, then rent the house out again and slow travel whilst working.

I know you said you use elance, freelancer etc ... Do you have any tips to get started with zero history and profile? Most of the contacts I have would be for large, long term contracts that require physical presence, not really suitable.